Page 5070 - Week 13 - Thursday, 2 November 2017
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Casino Canberra—development proposal
Mr Barr (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Coe on Wednesday, 25 October 2017):
The Director-General wrote to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee, copied to the Chief Minister, clarifying the matter. A copy of this letter is provided at Attachment A. Refer page 5 of the question time Hansard from 25 October:
“MR BARR: I understand that the director-general has written to the chair of the public accounts committee providing even further clarification in relation to that matter”.
(A copy of the attachment is available at the Chamber Support Office).
Casino Canberra—development proposal
Mr Barr (in reply to a question by Mr Wall on Thursday, 26 October 2017):
Refer to Attachment A – the response to Ms Lee’s question of 25 October 2017
21 May 2015 – Aquis Group met with Directorate officials and myself to present their proposal for the redevelopment. It should be noted that this meeting was purely for Aquis Entertainment to present its proposal and no minutes of the meeting were prepared.
27 August 2015 – Aquis Entertainment presented the Aquis Casino Canberra Redevelopment Proposal to ACT Government Directors-General. It should be noted that this meeting was purely for Aquis Entertainment to present its proposal and no minutes of the meeting were prepared.
17 July 2017 – Aquis Entertainment meeting with Enterprise Canberra following ACT Government election and restructures within ACT Government.
The minutes of the 17 July 2017 meeting reflect commercial in confidence negotiations between Aquis Entertainment and the ACT Government and contain information relevant to the assessment of Aquis Entertainment’s unsolicited proposal. Compliance with the terms of the unsolicited proposal Participation Agreement between Aquis Entertainment and the ACT Government prevent these documents from being made publicly available.
I can however confirm that the minutes demonstrate that matters relating to Block 24 Section 65 were not raised.
Land—section 72, Dickson
Mr Barr (in reply to a supplementary question by Mr Parton on Thursday, 26 October 2017):
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